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Cabbage Roll Soup

Cabbage Roll Soup

Cabbage Roll Soup is a cozy one-pot meal packed with ground beef, pork, and cabbage, offering rich flavors without the fuss of traditional cabbage rolls.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine European
Servings 8 servings
Calories 310 kcal

Equipment

  • Meat Chopper
  • Vegetable Chopper
  • Can Opener
  • soup pot
  • Dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • ½ lb ground sausage
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 medium carrots, quartered and sliced
  • 5 cups chopped cabbage (packed)
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 5-6 cups low-sodium beef broth
  • 2 8 oz cans tomato sauce
  • 1 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¾ cup dry jasmine or long-grain white rice
  • Juice from ½ small lemon
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions
 

  • Brown meat: Heat a Dutch oven or large soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef and pork, breaking it up into small pieces, until browned.
  • Saute Veggies: Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic. Add carrots and cabbage and cook 2 minutes.
  • Finish soup: Add beef broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire, paprika, oregano, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer. Stir in rice.
  • Simmer: Cover pot, reduce heat and simmer for about 25 minutes, stirring once or twice during cooking, until rice is cooked through.
  • Taste and serve: Add additional beef broth if you’d like to soupier. Taste soup and season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Remove bay leaf. Stir in lemon juice and parsley.

Notes

Yield: makes 10-12 cups. Serving Size: About 1 ½ cups. This soup reheats great if you want to make the whole thing in advance. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupsCalories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 20gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 543mgPotassium: 743mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2892IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Beef, cabbage, Cabbage Roll Soup, Comfort Food, one pot meal, soup
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